Overall Assessment - BBSRC specific

 

Please indicate an overall score for this application, taking into account the definitions of each score. Please tick one box only.

 

Score

Description

Definition

6

Exceptional

(Fundable)

Work that is at the leading edge internationally, addresses all of the assessment criteria, and meets the majority of them to an exceptional level. Likely to have a significant impact on the field.

5

Excellent

(Fundable)

Work that is of a high international standard, and addresses and meets the majority of the assessment criteria to a very high level. Will answer important questions in the field.

4

Very Good

(Fundable)

Work that is internationally competitive and meets the majority of the assessment criteria to a high level. Will advance the field.

3

Good

(Fundable)

Work that has merit and meets the majority of the assessment criteria to an adequate level. Likely to advance the field.

2

Not Competitive

(Not Fundable)

Work that is potentially of some merit, and meets some of the assessment criteria to an adequate level, but which is not internationally competitive. Unlikely to advance the field significantly.

1

Unfundable

(Not Fundable)

Work that is of no significant scientific merit, flawed, or duplicative of other research, or for which the applicants do not present evidence of a satisfactory track record, and which does not meet the majority of the assessment criteria to an adequate level. Unlikely to advance the field.

 

Full details on reviewing BBSRC research grants and fellowship proposals, including guidance on specific assessment criteria, can be found on the BBSRC website at https://bbsrc.ukri.org/funding/reviewers/